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Granddad Robs Bank, Makes Getaway On Wheelchair

Normal granddads sit on porches in their boxers and yell at little kids to get off their lawn, they don't, as a rule, rob banks in Palo Alto, Calif. Although, this is exactly what happened earlier this week at a Wachovia bank. A man described as between 65 and 70 and bearded rolled into the bank in his electric wheelchair and proceeded to rob the place at gunpoint. He then rolled out the door and got away scot-free. He may have rolled into a wheelchair van for his ultimate getaway, but we like to think gramps managed to succeed in the slowest escape ever. [NBC11]
photo credit to StreerodStuff

6:15 PM on Thu Apr 10 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
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graverobber- Same... at 06:32 PM on 04/10/08
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If it weren't for the Americans with Disabilities Act he never would have gotten away.
Neener at 06:35 PM on 04/10/08
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I *heart* curb feelers
Los Industrios at 06:38 PM on 04/10/08
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All I can think about is Johnny Knoxville in his old man costume. It would be the ultimate disguise..
Impalamino at 06:40 PM on 04/10/08
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"Thank you, HoverRound!"

*you may already qualify.
techwiz140 at 06:55 PM on 04/10/08
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Holy...
boosted-lego-wagon at 07:06 PM on 04/10/08
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Normal granddads sit on porches in their boxers Porsche Boxster?
POLAЯZSMAЯTAMINO at 07:25 PM on 04/10/08
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Way to take it to the man, old man.
PunisherBass at 07:34 PM on 04/10/08
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If a 70 year old man in a wheelchair can rob a bank and get away with it, then they don't deserve to be in buisness.
RoninianHoon at 07:46 PM on 04/10/08
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$10 bucks says he used the chair to fake them out. I bet the cops find the chair ditched somewhere...
al_beaton at 08:25 PM on 04/10/08
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I bet someone held the door for him on the way out.
"Hey, robbery or no robbery, the guy's in a wheelchair!"
Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy at 08:31 PM on 04/10/08
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You would think someone would have thought to look out a window after he left, to see him waiting two minutes for the electric platform to unfold out of his van.
Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy at 08:32 PM on 04/10/08
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@Adamskiy: You would also think that I would read the news article before posting.
Mike the Dog at 08:53 PM on 04/10/08
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Way to go, gramps!
ranger88 at 09:13 PM on 04/10/08
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Hmm... If we can make V8-powered barstools [jalopnik.com] , can someone shove a Prius motor in a wheelchair? Also, it would be very convenient if you could run those barstools on Everclear.
Mike the Dog at 09:25 PM on 04/10/08
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@ranger88: If you can manage not to blow your ass up- literally.
Bad Juju at 09:43 PM on 04/10/08
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Watch that grandad go!
Chuckie_A at 11:25 PM on 04/10/08
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D. B. Cooper returns!!!
Chuckie_A at 11:28 PM on 04/10/08
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D. B. Cooper Returns!!!
Chuckie_A at 11:28 PM on 04/10/08
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oops...
squablow at 11:36 PM on 04/10/08
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As much fun as it is to imagine an old man in a wheelchair robbing a bank, anyone who pulls an armed robbery deserves to be beaten on the back of their head with a rod until their retinas detatch. I highly doubt this guy is actually crippled (or even old for that matter)
Novaload at 07:18 AM on 04/11/08
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He needs to have attached himself to the front of an 18-wheeler, like the dude did at the gas station--he rolled quite a ways until the troopers flagged the driver down.
No one would think of looking for him there.
FreeMan at 12:22 PM on 04/11/08
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@squablow: So, how long does it take, on average, for retina detachment via back-of-the-head beating?
devilock138 at 01:09 PM on 04/11/08
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now he's meeting up with vanessa redgrave and hauling ass to lollapalooza